Nashville, TN

Images © Robert Harris Photography
Just back from Nashville, TN. When traveling I always like to bring home a couple of images for myself that will serve as a memory of the trip. Trying to avoid "touristy" snapshots its nice to dig a little deeper to find a memory that is a little bit different. The image above was made inside "Tootsies" a legendary music venue along Broadway in downtown Nashville. I chatted briefly with the musician at the window and asked if I could make a few pictures as he restrung his guitar. The only light exposing the photograph was from the window. The strongly angled light brought out the texture on the walls behind the subject as well as the subject himself. Although the wall is very "busy" the lines in the photograph created by the angle of the camera leads the viewer's eye to the subject's face. Everything else in the image supports the story of this musician and the venue. "If only the walls could speak".